Bulkley Surname

255,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Bulkley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bulkeley,' a township in the parish of Malpas, Cheshire. The Manchester Directory contains fifty-two Buckleys. Most of these represent a modified form of Bulkeley; v. Buckley. I may add that the township is set down in Lewis's Topographical Dictionary, as 'Buckley or Bulkeley.

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Bulkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4801:244,90523,335
England371:1,505,89364,828
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6851:73,3127,854

Bulkley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bulkeley,' a township in the parish of Malpas, Cheshire. The Manchester Directory contains fifty-two Buckleys. Most of these represent a modified form of Bulkeley; v. Buckley. I may add that the township is set down in Lewis's Topographical Dictionary, as 'Buckley or Bulkeley.'

Richard de Bulkelegh, Cheadle, 1349: East Cheshire.

William de Bulkelegh, Cheadle, 1379: ibid.

Richard de Bulkeley, Cheadle, 1454: ibid.

1587. Lancelot Bulkeley, Anglesea: Register of the University of Oxford.

1597. Gabriel Bulkley, Anglesea: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Bulkley (14th cent. Bulkelegh) (Chesh.) = Bulca’s Lea [Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire, now Buckley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Derived from the manor of Bulkeley, in the County Palatine of Chester, England. A corruption of Bullock—ley, the bullock—field or pasture.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Bulkeley; a location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bulkley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bulkley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bulkley is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulkley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 255,521st most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,719,913 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Bulkley are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,480 people, or 1 in 244,905. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Bulkley occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Bulkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bulkley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bulkley surname grew 216 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bulkley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bulkley last name are 26.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bulkley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $44,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $43,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulckley930/
Baulkley930/
Bulkly922/
Bulkle921/
Bulkles862/
Vulkley861/
Bulklee861/
Bulkloy860/
Boulkla711/
Bullkeller710/

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